Five ACOs Added By National Rural Accountable Care Consortium

The National Rural Accountable Care Consortium formed five additional Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) for 2015 rural healthcare providers. The Consortium’s newest ACOs include American Rural ACO, National Rural ACO, Suburban Health ACO, Northwest Rural ACO, and National Rural ACO II. By using Consortium’s collaborative model, 52 entities, including 28 rural and critical access hospitals, 42 rural health clinics, and 12 federally qualified health centers were able to afford and qualify for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The model services 65,000 attributed Medicare beneficiaries in nine states, including Indiana, California, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan . . .